Mizo: ZIRLAI MAWHPHURHNA- KHAWTLANG NUN SIAM THAT NAAH

Mihring te hi a huho a chengza leh nungho kan ni a, community hran te te in kan awmkhawm pheuh pheuh a, chu kan chen ho na chu KHAWTLANG NUN tiin kan sawi a ni. Keimahni society thla zar hnuai theuh a leng kan ni a, KHAWTLANG hi keini mipui te din/siam a ni a, keimah ni tan veka kan din a ni bawk. He kan chen ho na hi kan din a nih avang takin a pui a pang a lian a te in mawhphurhna kan nei threuh a,khawtlang nunmawi, tha , zalen leh nuam siam hi kan kovah Lalpan min nghahsak a ni. Khawtlang nun siam thata a hlutna bo toh kaithawha , a rualrem lo lai her dik naah leh a bal lai then fain a kawngah hian keini zirlaite hian a bik takin mawhphurhna sang lawr lak kan nei a, chu chu I theihnghilh ngai lo ang u.

Thil pahnih in zawm tlat a awm a, “Khawtlang nun siamthat ( a chhe tawh hnu siamthat na)” tih leh “Khawtlang nun tha” siam a, chhawmnun zel tih hi a ni. A khawi emaw zawk zawk tih hlawhtlin hian a dawt leh atan rah duhawm tak a thlen dawn a ni. He khawtlang nun siamthatna kawnga zirlaite pawimawh zia hi a tu a te pawn kan hriat theuh a ni a, chu mai piah lamah a zir a zir tham hial a tling bawk. Zirlai/Thalai te hi hnam darthlalang te kan ni, khawtlang innghahna thahrui leh a nawr kal tu kan ni. Mihring population zir na DEMOGRAPHY chhunga statistics (khaikhinna leh tehfung) chi hrang hrang zingah hian khawvelin a a en ber(ram hmasawn na bik atan) chu ram tina tha lai te leh thalai lem lo te inthlauh na leh tam lam in khaikhin na hi ani a, heng thalai te zingah hian a tam zawk hi chu zirlai te hi kan ni(India hi thalai population tam ber ram te zing ami ani). Zirlai te tih leh thalai te tih hi ka sawi fin nawk nawk a, thlir dan tawk kan hre mai dawn nia.

Mihring te hian a hmasa ber ah chuan kan mawhphurhna hriat hi kan mawh phurhna lian tak ani a, chu mawhphurhna tih hlawh thlin chu nun a thil ropui berte zing a mi ani. Chu ropui na chu a tu ate tan pawh a chan theih ani, a bik takin zirlai ten khawtlang nun siamthat na kawng a kan mawhphurhna tar lan tur te hi hrenawn thar leh zel ila, min nawr kal tu leh reminder pawimawh tak ni zel bawk se.
Zirlai te hi hnam thluak bur kan ni a, hmalam hun thui tak thlira keimah ni line theuha thiamna leh finna ropui tak nei tura zira, chu thiamna leh finna atang kai thei ang ber a hmang tur a rilru, ngaihtuahna leh tha seng a tam zawk pe kan nih vangin. Heti lam zawng hian rilru leh ngaihtuah na han seng ila, khawtlang nun siamthat nan hian enge pawimawh?. Chu thil pawimawh chu action a chantr turin eng tin nge hma kan lak ang? tih hi ani. A pakhatna ah chuan mithiam, mifing leh hriatna zau tak nei "zirlai",“educated people” a tam thei ang ber kan mamawh. Kan khawtlang(nun) ah hian thil siamthat ngai a awm em? tih leh engtin nge kan siamthat ang? Tih lam hawi a ngaihtuah na seng ngai lo, sen nachang hrelo lo leh seng thiam lo hrim hrim enge maw zah kan khawtlang ah hian an awm kuh tun a rinawm. Heng kan mi leh sa te ho hrilhfin(enlighten) a kawng dik kawhhmuh turin zirlai te hi kan pawimawh em em a ni a, chu chu kan tih makmawh MAWHPHURHNA pawh a ni reng bawk a ni.

Khawtlang nun siamthat kan tih hian siamthat dan chi hrang hrang a awm a, kan nun dan te, kan inchei dan te, kan rilru put hmang leh hmathlir dan te thleng hian siamthat ngai tam tak kan khawtlang ah hian hringfa te hian kan nei a, mahse a pawimawh ber erawh chu engpawh siamtha tur chuan a englai hi nge chhia tih kan hriat hmasak phawt angai a, chuti chuan a chhe lai chu engtin nge kan siamthat ang tih a pawimawh leh ta ani. Hemi zawhna chhanna chu ZIRLAI TE hi kan ni. A chhan leh avang chu zirlai te hi khawvel thiamna , hriatna zau tak leh finna nei tur a ngaih kan ni, chung nei thei(possess) tur a kan rilru ngaihtuahna leh tha seng a kan hun tam zawk pawh hmang kan nih vang in. Zirlai chu mihring hmantlak ni tur a zir ani a, ama tan mai nilo a bul a awm te tan, a khawtlang tan malswmna a ni tur ani bawk, nun in harsatna engpwh lo thlen se a solution a nei tur ani a, aneilo anih pawh in a zawng hmu thiam tur ani, chutiang mi chu khawtlangin a mamawh ani bawk. Eng ang pawn mahni tan chauh a zir in ti thin mah ila khawtlang nun ah hian kual lut in kan tawp leh ngei ngei thin a ni (because no man can live alone and survive)

Tawngkam pakhat hman lar tak pakhat ah chuan “WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY “ a ti a, chumi awmzia chu, ‘I thiltih theihna asan pauh leh I mawhphurhna a sang’ tih ani. Thiamna leh finna a san pauh leh khawtlang nun siamthatna kawng ah hian mawhphurhna a sang, chu chu ziralai te changvawn pawimawh tak ani. Kan khawtlang nun bik ah te hian han ngaihtuah ila, mizo te hi ho khawm nuam tak leh kaihhruai awl em em hnam kan ni, a huhova thil ti chi kan nih avang in. Tlawmngaihna, midang te tan in pumpekna te leh kan nun mawi tak tak dang te pawh hi a hu hova kan awm in kan lantir tam ber, chumi awmzia chu hruaitu tha kan neih chuan kan khawtlang nun ah nghawng a nei thui bik em em ani, hetah tak hian zirlaite pawimawhna chu chiang takin a lo lang chhuak ani. Thiamna a zir a kan zir chhuah kha/hi hetiang hunah hian a hman alo hun ta chiah thin ani. Zirlai te hi kan duh emaw duh lo emaw kan khawtlang ah hian figure pawimawh tak, mi nghah fak, mi te pawn kan thu an ngaihchan kan ni a chuvang chuan midang te kawng dik kawh hmuh leh zirtir hi kan mawhphurhna lian em em mai ani a, kan tih hlawhtlin ngei pawh atul ani.

Khawvel a changkang zela, nunphung a in thlak danglam zela, traditional and change(thil thar) leh experience dangdai tak tak te pawh kan tawng chho zela, he khawvel thar kan hmachhawn mekah hian ZIRLAI te hi a FRONTIER (a hma tawng tu) ah kan awm a, lifestyle(nunphung) in thlak danglam zelah hian PIONEER (a hma la tu), kan ni a, kan khawtlang mipui te hi eng ramropui ah nge kan hruai luh dawn tih hi kan kut ah a in nghat ani, chu chu zirlai kan nihna in a kentel kan mawhphurhna ani. zirlaite hi spaceship(boruak lawng) khalhtu anga teh khin kan ni a, kan khawtlang nun hi eng ang a level sang ah nge kan thlen chhoh pui theih dawn? Tih hi zawhna pawimawh emk em ani a, Chu zawhna chhanna chu kan kut a in nghat mawhphurhna lian tak ani. Thiamna leh finna te hi in hlan chhawn zel tur a khuanun kan rilru a a tuh ani a, chu inhlanchhawn na leh in zirtirna kawng ah chuan keini zirlai ho hi a fawng vuantute kan ni.

Zirlaite hi khawtlang nun siam that na ah leh tundin na ah hian a architect kan ni a, a foundation( lungphum) phuntu kan ni a. He foundation hi a ngheh zual theih mai mai lohna turin values pawimawh tak tak, rinawmnate, taimaknate, inzahtawnnate,tlawmngaihna na turin hmasang a tang a kan practice kan tradition hlu tak tak te, kan culture leh kan identity te roh tak in kan vawng nung/tha khiau tur ani. Tin a tluk chhiat a chim dik leh zalenna dik te etc. fawmkhawma chhawm nun zel hi kan mawhphurhna lian tak ani. Zirlai kan tih hian educated dik tak ni tur a zir kan ni a (he assumption hi rilru ah dah ila), chu educated nihna dik tak in a a ken tel chu leadership quality(hruaitu tling/tha nihna) neih te, role model(entawntlak) dik nih te hi an ni. Chung ang quality kan neih te lantir a kan khawtlang kan serve (rawnbawl) hi zirlaiten a kan mawhphurhna lian tak ani.
Zirlaiten kan khawtlang nun siam that na kawng a kan mawhphurhna ti hlawhtling tur hian iptepui leh chem tum hum chhuah chi ani lo a, kan khawtlang selna anka bawraw tak tak leh thiam taka chhamchhuah pawh a tul hran lo a, tharum thawh a kan khawtlangin hnawk a tih leh misual a tih te suat te phei hi chu thiltih chi a ni lo leh zual a. Thil tih chi ber a chu kan ram in dan ropui tak mi zawng zang tan a a duan chhuah hi dik tak, rinawm tak leh huaisen tak a vawn nun zel hi ani zawk. Kan khawtlang a dan(LAW) keng kawh tu te taima tak a assist(tan pui) hi kan mawhphurhna ropui ber pakhat ani. Chumi ti tur chuan knowledge kan nei zau ber bawk. Thiamna, finna leh hriatzauna hi kan equipments pawimah ber ani si a. Khawtlang nun siam that nan a zirlai ten he kan equipments neih ai tha hmanrua leh ralthuam tha dang hi hringfa te zing ah hian a awm chuang si lova.

Kan khawtlang nun in relbawl dan fel lo tak tak, hlemhletna trawp leh na mai lo tak tak te, khawtlang nun ei chhe mek tu ruihtheihthil te, thatchhiatna te, inzirtirna diklo te hi kan vei em em a, kan ti ti thupui ber pawh ani reng ani, a system ah hian he dik lohna hi a bet tawh ani ti a kan iak kan iak te hi thlak danglam a siamthat kan duh hlawm em em a, a bulthut atanga tan a dinthar leh ngai ani tih te pawh kan hria, mahse heng kan selna zawng zawng te leh topics kan mangan pui em em te hi siamtha a, her dik tur hian zirlai te bak tu te nge awm chuang? Hemi kawng ah hian zirlai te hi kan pawimawh ani mai tawh lo a, kan duty, kan tih ngei ngei tur mawhphurhna a ni. Hemi kawng ah hian kan hma a mi kal tawh te kan nu leh pa rual u te ho kawng zawh dik loh kha dem hman kan ni tawh lo, action kan lak a kan life’s purpose ani tih kan hriat angai, chu tak chu kan mawhphurhna a ni.
Zawhna pawimawh tak kan in zawh nawn fo tur a chu “zirlai ka nih angin kan khawtlang nun siamthat na ah hian eng ang mawhphurhna nge ka neih”? eng hi nge ka chanvo? Tih hi ani. chu zawhna kan in zawh rual a a chhanna chiang tak a kan hmuh chu, “ZIRLA, ZIRTIR LA, HMAHRUAI LA, MITE RAWNG BAWL LA, HUMHIM RAWH” tih hi ani. He changvawn hi Bible ami nilo mahse, Pathianin zirlai te tan a zawm tur mawhphurhna min pek ani. Kan mantra ani.

Kan prime minister zahawm tak pu Dr manmohan singh an right to education bill an buaipui lai a interview a pek pakhatah chuan, “education hi investment ropui leh tha ber anih a vang in kan ngaih pawimawh hmasak ber tur te zing a mi ani” ati a, he statement atang a kan hriat a chu kan ram tan a zirlai te kan pawimawh zia leh beiseina keimahnia a an neih san zia leh ram leh hnam khawtlang nun siamthat a chawikang tur hmanraw pawimawh ber pakhat kan nih zia hi ani. Zirlai te tan kan hriat tur a chu khawtlang nun siam that na tur a I rah bi hi tuna a I lehkha zirna dawhsan a tang khan a in tan a, rinawm tak I beih khan I mawhphurhna nghawng kawl chu I bat mek a, mi dang te tan a chhiartlak lehkhabutha I nih chin a tang chiah phei kha chuan ropui na ram chu I ke leh lam in I rap tawh ani. Chuta tang a khawtlang a I MAWHPHURHNA hmabak ko tak chu zah ngaihna a khat Lalpa Pathian ropui, chak leh engkim ti thei nen hma in la zel dawn nia.

Zirlaite u in zirlai hian nasa takin zir ula, hun in la neih lai ngei hian in theihna zawng zawng sawmkhawm rawh u……………….. in la theih lai ngei hian in rilru na men lo in seng ula, khawtlang nun siamna kawngah I MAWHPHURHNA hlen ila hmabak dawn chauh si a..

“Tunge diklo ti a zawng buai mai mai lovin
I lehkhabu tha zirlai ang khan,
Midang te chhiar tlak zirlai bu tha ni la
Khawtlan nun siam that na kawng ah hian
I mawhphurhna ropui tak chu hlen mawlh ang che”.

( He article hi ka thianpa m.c zirsangzela, Bangalore-a BBA zirlai ziah a ni a; amah hi freelance writer leh occasional musiciana ni bawk. Ngun takin bih theuh ila hlawkpuina tha tak kan nei theuh ka ring.Zirlaite hian ram leh hnam siamthatna'n thawh tur/theih tam tak kan nei a ni tih te i inngaihtuah thar leh teh ang u- Samuel Lalrozama Hmar)